There is a Malay idiom that goes something like this
" Ada udang di sebalik batu "
Literally translated , it means
" There's a prawn behind the stone "
What that means is that one should be wary and expect a motive or trick preceeding an act or offer of goodwill or in this case a fat bait cast outwards that seems to good to be true .
Yep , when I saw this offer on facebook just now , I stared at it for quite a while before I starting scanning the comments section for some spirit sterilising input .
There was none .
So I called up the outlet and enquired about the timing . Oh boy we had to rush . Last call was around 9ish and we had half an hour to battle the jam in Gurney Drive and get there .
As it is , I've been wanting to go pig out at Plan b. for a while already but the Penang reviews made me chicken out . Huhuhu .
Now if the ONE DAY ONLY offer seemed too good to be true ,
and if you thought that one table was limited to one deal per table , there was a way around that .
Say ten of you turned up just now , then ten of you have to show them ten different Likes on their individual facebook or instagram page and walla ! all of you can enjoy that offer at once and at the same table !
Next . We were not limited to ordering that pasta in the picture above .
We could choose any pasta listed in the Mains menu !
With the exception of the Spicy Asian Aglio Olio with additional grilled prawns , if the pasta was RM 30 , it was yours for RM 10 !
WHAAAATTTT ?
Ok , I tell you at this point , we are still half believing .
The true blue Penang kia insists on the pasta in the offer picture because he 100 percent doesn't believe it .
Quick run out to go take a look at the band playing outside and by the time I get back we have bottled water ready on the table for us to self pour .
That's nice .
Could have just gulped water alone , but we were keen on trying out their drinks too .
And they come in what we call here in Penang , guppy jars . Hah .
Iced mocha was rich and sweet enough but I don't know why the Iced Cappuchino came with no sugar .
Oh well it was fragrant so we didn't return it to the counter for a redo .
Spaghetti Meatball .
There are no words to describe this .
You take one bite of this and one sip of the sauce and all the other chefs can go to Timbuktu .
Winner ! I love this but because this wasn't my order and I kept giving pitiful " pretty please gimme another sip " the koochi moochi looked like he was about ready to turn me into a meatball anytime soon .
Ham Dan Spaghettini .
Creamy salted egg carbonara . Buttermilk fried chicken .
This is why there is a Ms.Read store . How not to grow big when the food is this good ?
Aiseh , if I know anyone that can cook like this , it will be hard to resist lol !
Nice and unusual but very , very rich and after taking a bite of the chicken , I wanna try their meat menu one of these days !
Pan Mee Impasta .
I can't believe the unbeliever didn't taruk enough faith in them .
There was dried shrimps , various cute helmeted and nicely piled mushrooms , white sesame seeds and enough garnishing , salt and taste to make me say to
" Waaaaah ! Your panmee is very high class hah ? "
By the time the bill came and we scrutinised it , it felt like striking the lottery . There was no prawn behind The Big rock, pebble or stone .
The offer was real , there was not one single ingredient short or omitted or compromised , and we got it without having to flirt or main mata with the bartender . Hah !
Location : Gurney Paragon , Penang , Malaysia
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